Live Appearances For information about booking David to speak, see AboutSF speakers.         For the past seven summers, David has appeared as a staff instructor at the Alpha Science Fiction / Fantasy / Horror Workshop for Young Writers.       . October 10, 2009 - New York, NY David appeared as a panelist to discuss zombies in popular culture at an event sponsored by the Science Fiction Society of Northern New Jersey.       . October 5, 2007 - Los Angeles, CA David appeared at Skylight Books to read his fiction alongside other students from USC's Master of Professional Writing program.       . April 21, 2007 - Santa Clarita, CA David appeared on a panel to discuss Ray Bradbury, science fiction, and writing. The event was held at the Santa Clarita Community Center as part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read initiative. The other panelists were Harry Turtledove, Steven Gould, David Gerrold, Sheila Finch, and Sam Weller.       . February 7, 2005 - New York, NY David appeared at the South Street Seaport Museum to read his fiction alongside other members of the 8th of February Group (a Manhattan-based writers group) as part of the NYRSF reading series.       Film Adaptations For inquiries about film rights, please use this address. . David's short story "Lest We Forget" was shot as a short film. The film, written by David and directed by Brian Barr, was screened at the 2002 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival.       Audio Interviews Online   WBAI 99.5 FM Hour of the Wolf Interview 2008 with John Joseph Adams Listen Now:    Part 1   Part 2   Part 3    In Part 1 of this interview, editor John Joseph Adams and author David Barr Kirtley discuss John's anthologies The Living Dead and Seeds of Change. In Part 2, David reads his story "The Skull-Faced Boy" (from The Living Dead). In part 3, listeners phone in.   Podible Paradise Podcast Interview 2007 Listen Now Podible Paradise is affiliated with the Viable Paradise writers workshop, which David attended in 2004. This interview was conducted by one of David's instructors, Steven Gould, whose novel Jumper was adapted into a major motion picture.             WBAI 99.5 FM Hour of the Wolf Interview 2006 Listen Now:    Part 1   Part 2   Part 3  Part 4   The broadcast included a reading of "Blood of Virgins." Listen to the story.   WBAI 99.5 FM Hour of the Wolf Interview 2005 Listen Now:    Part 1   Part 2   Part 3  Part 4   The broadcast included a reading of "Veil of Ignorance." Listen to the story.   Text Interviews Online   Interview for the 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market Interview in Tobias S. Buckell's April 2005 Newsletter   Appearances in Print   David appears as fictional character Lieutenant Dante Kirtley in the Halo novel The Cole Protocol by Tobias S. Buckell.            . David is profiled as part of "Speculative Fiction: The Next Generation" in the 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.            David is quoted on pages 121-122 of the 2007 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market.        David's Resources for Teen Writers was listed as one of the best sites for teen writers in the 2008 book The Teen-Centered Writing Club.        Appearances in Film . David appears as an extra in the Jamie Babbit comedy The Itty Bitty Titty Committee. Read about the experience of being an extra and see some screen captures of David in the movie.